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Recent Examples of happy talk
Coaches don't have time for happy talk or sensitive egos.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
If the public conversation turns from spending cuts to tax cut happy talk, consumer sentiment could rebound.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
There was a moment Monday afternoon, during Madison Keys’ Australian Open fourth-round match against No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina, when her coach, Bjorn Fratangelo, realized that this wasn’t the time for happy talk.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
There was a moment on Monday afternoon, during Madison Keys’ Australian Open fourth-round match against No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina, when her coach, Bjorn Fratangelo, realized that this wasn’t the time for happy talk.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
If the public conversation turns from spending cuts to tax cut happy talk, consumer sentiment could rebound.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
There was a moment Monday afternoon, during Madison Keys’ Australian Open fourth-round match against No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina, when her coach, Bjorn Fratangelo, realized that this wasn’t the time for happy talk.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
There was a moment on Monday afternoon, during Madison Keys’ Australian Open fourth-round match against No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina, when her coach, Bjorn Fratangelo, realized that this wasn’t the time for happy talk.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for happy talk
Noun
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However, because the stacked analog ICs are so thin, cross talk occurs between the layers, which can cause signal interference, noise, and performance degradation in the ICs.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2025
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This time, Zelensky pushed back, engaging in cross talk with Trump and Vance that demonstrated a level of defiance to the president and his team.—
Faith E. Pinho,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Ferguson says another 150,000 residents could be priced out of the state health care exchange.—
Tim Clouser,
The Washington Examiner,
19 July 2025
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The Justice Department’s reversal on the Epstein files not only angered Trump supporters but touched off a testy exchange at the White House last week between Bondi and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino that neither official has publicly addressed.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
18 July 2025
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Future capsules are set to reflect a different dialogue between place and designer–this is a unique promise Select will offer to partner properties in the future.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
18 July 2025
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There are both benefits and drawbacks to influencers like Judge and Durham openly discussing workplace issues like the need for flexibility and unfiltered dialogue at work.—
Liz Elting,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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Keegan Bradley: This is not the big captaincy debate.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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There is an active debate about the merits of various strategies to win the competition for AI while avoiding catastrophe, but there has been less discussion about how AGI might reshape the international landscape, the distribution of global power, and geopolitical alliances.—
MATAN CHOREV,
Foreign Affairs,
22 July 2025
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Once people heard about my experiment, I was freed from making small talk.—
Marina Cooley,
CNBC,
5 July 2025
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Want to learn how to get better at small talk (and actually enjoy it)?—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
3 July 2025
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“Happy talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happy%20talk. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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